Hadi Ufuk Yörükoğlu, Sevim Cesur, Can Aksu, Alparslan Kuş

Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Türkiye

Keywords: Plan A blocks, postoperative analgesia, regional anesthesia.

Abstract

With the increase in ultrasound use, regional anesthesia practices have gained popularity and many novel techniques are being described. However, the rapidly increasing number of new block techniques also led to confusion. Therefore, seven basic regional anesthesia techniques that are effective in most of the surgeries have been listed as “Plan A Blocks.” The purpose of this review is to introduce the basic sono-anatomy and indications of Plan A blocks.